Bottle and stopper



(No Model.)-

J. STORY.

BOTTLEAND STOPPEE.

No. 291,638. Patented Jan. 8, 1884.

N. PETERS. FholoLilhographer, Washmglon. D. c.

. ATENT Enron.

JOHN STORY, OF CASTLE SHANNON, PENNSYLVANIA.

BOTTLE AND STOPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, JOHN SToRY, a citizen of the United States, residingat Castle Shannon, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottles andStoppers, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawing. l v v My invention relates to animprovement in I bottles and stoppers; andit consists in the combinationof the bottle, having its lip rounded from itsuinner side upwardly andout wardly, with the stopper provided with a grooved flange, the groovebeing so shaped as to correspond to the shape of the lip, and theflangemade to extend outward over the top of the bottle, substantially asshown.

. The object of my invention is to provide a bottle-stopper whichprojects out over the top of the neck of the bottle and forms a tightjoint therewith, so as to prevent dust from settling on the lip of thebottle.

The accompanying drawing represents a vertical section of a bottle andits stopper, which embody my invention.

A represents a bottle, which may either be of the shape here shown orany other that may be preferred,and which is provided with either astraight ora conical neck, B. The upper edge or lip of this neck isrounded or inclined outwardly and upwardly, as shown at B. The stopper 0has its body b made of a shape to correspond with the interior of theneck B, and is provided with the flange b, which proj ects out beyondthe neck of the bottle, as shown. The extension (1 upon the top of thestopper may be entirely dispensed with,

part of :Letters Patent No. 291,638, dated January 8, 1884.

Application filed March 5, 1883. (No model.)

if so preferred, as the mere shape of the stopperabove the flange isimmaterial. der side of the flange is grooved, as shown, and the groovecorresponds in shape to the outwardly-turned lip, so as to form a tightjoint therewith. The flange projects beyond the neck of the bottle, asshown, for the purpose of forming a tight joint and preventing dust andfloating particles from settling upon the lip, as is the case where thestopper is constructed-in the usual manner. By grinding the under sideof b the neck of the bottle is hermetically closed by both the project-.ing part b and the part I) of the stopper, which is also ground. Theinterior of the neck of the bottle will also be ground, so as tocorrespond to the ground portion of the part b.

I am aware that the covers for jars have been made to project beyond andfit down over the top of the jar, and this I disclaim.

Having thus described my invention, I 'elaim- The combination of abottle having the lip of its neck inclined and flared upwardly andoutwardly, with the stopper provided with the grooved flange, the shapeof the groove being made to correspond to the shape of the lip and thedifferent parts of the neck, and the stopper, being ground so as to forma tight joint, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN STORY. Witnesses:

I. E. HIRSOH, CHARLES DRESSLER.

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